groan

[ɡroʊn]

Definition:
1. To make a long deep sound because you are annoyed, upset or in pain, or with pleasure.
2. An utterance expressing pain or disapproval.
3. Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure.

Use 'groan' in a sentence:

1. After a man made the distinctive groan and tumbled out of his chair, a doctor explained the garbled noise that always came before the fall.
2. She let out a groan of dismay.
3. When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.
4. John clapped his hands on the ill-fated pirate's mouth to stifle the dying groan.
5. The patient groaned painfully as he was lifted onto the stretcher.
6. She groaned inwardly.
7. She heard him let out a pitiful, muffled groan.
8. He pushed open the front door, which swung inward with a groan.
9. The platforms groan with homeward-bound commuters.
10. Slowly, he opened his eyes. As he did so, he began to groan with pain.
11. The bar counter groans under the weight of huge plates of the freshest fish.
12. "I am sure Peter has eaten sorrel again, and that makes him groan so," said his mother.
13. "They have taken Heidi away," Peter said with a groan.
14. She groaned and held her head.
15. Bookshelves groan under the burden of books on threats to the environment.
16. In restaurants the tables groan from the large servings placed before the guests.
17. This course worked well, and Tom began to groan again.
18. The boy uttered a despairing groan, and ceased from his struggles, panting.
19. They glanced at the man on the floor, who began to groan.
20. Many people groan, give up and backslide due to some loss, but the intellectuals will stand up to pursue because of not owning something.
21. Patience and submission are the only comforts that are left to a poor people who groan under tyranny unless they are strong enough to break the yoke.
22. The table creaked and groaned under the weight.
23. The people groan under the burden of taxes.
24. 'My leg — I think it's broken,' Eric groaned.
25. Don't groan so, Tom, it's awful.
26. Sighing and groaning as they discussed ways and means, they hardly slept all the night.
27. "In winter, I go to bed at nine in the evening and get up at four in the morning," said my host, suppressing a groan.
28. 'I've got an idea,' said Edward to a chorus of groans.
29. A groan escaped her lips.
30. Scarlett heard the stairs groan and she got softly to her feet.
31. You heard the creak of the rigging and the groan of the timbers.
32. There was one there who knew better, and when Wendy finished he uttered a hollow groan.
33. He lay on the bed groaning.
34. He fell to the floor with a groan.
35. He groaned in anguish.
36. She groaned at the memory, suffering all over again the excruciating embarrassment of those moments.
37. The house was filled with the cello's dismal squeaks and groans.
38. Dorothea let out a histrionic groan.
39. As she kissed him, he groaned with pleasure.
40. In reality, some people are vocal and may moan and groan, other folks may muffle any sounds with a pillow, and yet others may not make a single peep.
41. His parents were beginning to groan about the price of college tuition.
42. Consumers were groaning under the weight of high interest rates.
43. We all groaned at his terrible jokes.
44. The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift.
45. There was exasperation in her reply, half sigh and half groan.
46. The dying soldier was groaning with pain.
47. 'It's a complete mess!' she groaned.
48. He lay on the floor groaning.
49. Distant creaks and groans echoed eerily along the dark corridors.
50. Michael groaned and readjusted his shorts.
51. We all moan and groan about the loss of the quality of life through the destruction of our ecology.
52. They're always moaning and groaning about how much they have to do.